métier
See also: metier and Metier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French métier.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtjeɪ/
Noun
métier (plural métiers)
- Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
- An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
- Synonyms: forte; see also Thesaurus:forte
- An outstanding or beneficial feature.
Translations
calling
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forte
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feature
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Anagrams
- reemit, retime, reëmit, tremie
French
Etymology
From Old French mestier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *misterium, a conflation of mystērium (whence French mystère) and ministerium (whence French ministère). Compare Spanish and Catalan menester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.tje/
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Noun
métier m (plural métiers)
- job, profession, trade
- skill
- (textile arts) machine, device, loom
Synonyms
- (informal) boulot, job
- emploi, travail
Derived terms
- avoir du métier
- c'est le métier qui rentre
- chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées
- corps de métier
- ficelles du métier
- il n'y a pas de sot métier
- métier à tisser
- métier de bouche
- plus vieux métier du monde
Descendants
- → English: métier
- → German: Metier
Further reading
- “métier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- ermite, mérite, mérité